Originating in portland, or to L.a., California, our vacation was abruptly interrupted 30 miles North of bakersfield with some smoke coming out of our engine. We decided to pull over for safety and upon disembarking noticed from fluid dripping from the driver side area of the engine. We were towed to a Honda dealership in bakersfield and after spending the night came back the next morning to the dealer and was told that my transmission on my 2004 Honda Odyssey was out of commission and that it needed to be replaced. I have been a loyal customer of Honda since the 80's, as my other family members, and never had we experienced this type of catastrophic event(having to pay $4000 to replace the transmission) during our family vacation. I am the original owner of this van and (from 2004), I never have I received any recall or communication from the Honda corporation about the transmission. I always changed my fluids and had it maintained. If I would've known about the transmission issue, I probably would've avoided using it for such as long journey. I contacted the Honda corporation office in California but they disregarded it as just a misfortune. I asked for reimbursement or some type of reimbursement but they denied my plead.

- Tualatin, OR, USA

Took the van to the local Honda dealer for a routine brake fluid and brake rotor replacement. While working on that the mechanic noticed that the two front engine mounts were damaged. These are not listed by Honda as the routine maintanance items. But failure of these would cause certain damage. Apparently it is a known issue with honday Odyssey but Honda has no recall for the failed part.

- Woodbury, MN, USA

Was told that 2 engine mounts needed to be replaced. One was broken, and the other cracked. Standard maintenance schedule followed. No issue mentioned at during previous service appointments. Normal family driving for vacations and around town only.

- Algonquin, IL, USA

Vehicle failed safety inspection today because 3 engine mounts are broken. They were not broken at last years safety inspection, nor at scheduled maintenance 6 months ago. Mechanic indicated he sees this frequently on Honda Odyssey.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

Sudden loss of acceleration on the interstate mechanic looked underneath and mentioned the rear main seal on the transmission was leaking and it lost the transmission fluid only option now is an approximate $5,000 replacement with re-manufactured transmission!!!!

- Little Rock, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey. When the contact shifted from park into the reverse position, there was a loud noise. The contact was able to drive and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the motor mount was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

- Huntington Valley, PA, USA

Had noticed recently that when switching gears the van "jumped" and at highway speeds seemed to vibrate/shake. Then the engine light came on. After much investigation, the diagnosis was the transmission needed to be replaced. When the transmission was being worked on it was also discovered that all of the mounts had to be replaced as well. The maintenance schedule had been followed completely so this was a complete shock -- at least until I started doing some research, saw the recall notice of over 1-million Honda Odyssey transmissions (however my VIN # didn't come up!) and saw just how many transmission complaints there were from other owners also not part of the recall. Because the dealership was way too expensive, I chose my recommended local aamco shop to do the repairs. Called Honda and was told there would be no "goodwill" claim because (a) the dealership did not do the repair and (B) the transmission is only warrantied by Honda for 36/36,000 (no wonder!!). however, the dealership had told me that Honda rarely provides "goodwill" claims and if they do, I'd be lucky to receive $400, so considering the dealership was over $2000 more for just the transmission work, I couldn't risk having the dealership do the repair to later find out that Honda would reject a "goodwill" claim.

- Lynbrook, NY, USA

Side and front motor mounts discovered to have failed at 59852 miles on 2/19/09 and had to be replaced. Now, 6/18/12, rear (transmission) mount discovered to have failed at 88000 miles and has to be replaced. Normal family driving for vacations and around town only. No extreme conditions or roads.

- Powell, OH, USA

While driving the van about 65 mph on highway, it suddenly slowed down to a stop, could not get any power. Cruised to the side of the road. Noticed fluids leaking from engine. Had to tow the car to the dealership, frank ancona Honda, olathe Kansas. Told that the front and side motor mounts were broken and was causing stress on the back motor mount, and that this caused the engine to shake and the vent tube was shaken off, drained all transmission fluid. Cost to repair the motor mounts and vent tube was $860.31. Told by repairman that this was a common problem for Honda Odyssey's when they hit around the 110,000 mile mark. And they replace these all the time. Seems to me if this is a common problem then there must be a flaw in the engineering and Honda should have recalled this vehicle for this problem. This is a safety issue to which I feel Honda needs to address and fix.

- Gladstone, MO, USA

During a routine oil change yesterday, my wife was informed that the front and side motor mounts were broken and needed replaced. This seemed odd since it had not been observed during previous visits and for the miles on the vehicle. After going on line, it appears there are many others having the exact same issue and that this is a quality issue with Honda. I only hope that nothing serious happens to any owners of these vehicles including mine.

- Hampton Cove, AL, USA